Should Felons be Allowed to Vote? About 5.26 million people with a felony conviction are not allowed to vote in elections. Each state has its own laws on disenfranchisement. Nine states in America permanently restrict felons from voting while Vermont and Maine allow felons to vote while in prison. Proponents of felon re-enfranchisement believe felons who have paid their debt to society by completing their sentences should have all of their rights and privileges restored. They argue that efforts
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The Problem with the National School Lunch Program The National School Lunch Program began the year after the second World War. During the war‚ many draftees were not able to enlist‚ because they repeatedly failed their health exams‚ due to malnourishment. This caused the government to realize that the general population were not receiving enough nutrition. This realization is what led to the development of the idea for The National School Lunch Program‚ that was put into effect in 1946. This program
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Presently in Chicago public school teachers have joined together forming picket lines for the last several days. Amongst them stood parents even children. One can understand that teachers are fed up‚ however their current situation is causing a dominoes effect throughout Chicago for everyone. 87 percent of Chicago families are low income. No School means a possible financial strain for families. Parents find themselves paying for childcare when the children should be in school. For single parents with
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National School Lunch Program a Success or Failure? Recently there has been revisions to the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and schools were required to overhaul their entire menus to provide the students with healthy and nutritious foods including fruits and vegetables. The new school lunch rules are part of the Healthy‚ Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 which has been implemented this fall. (Post Standard) The Hunger Act allows the USDA the opportunity to make reforms to the school lunch and breakfast
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challenge that students face each day is having to do all the homework they have and getting enough sleep. Students can overcome this challenge by going to the School Board Office and stating this problem‚ paying more attention in class to finish some of it in class‚ and trying to keep and follow a schedule so they can do homework and sleep on time. We have to do this if we want our children to be healthy. An easier way to overcome this problem children have is by telling the School Board Office
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(ACHA) has recently adopted a No Tobacco Use policy that encourages colleges and universities to be diligent in their efforts to achieve a campus-wide smoke-free environment (Harbison 323). For an example on University of North Carolina Wilmington students‚ factuality‚ and guest have to follow guidelines put in place by the campus to help promote health and eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke. They do this by not allowing tobacco products use inside any UNCW building and they also do not allow tobacco
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The wearing of uniform in schools is a controversial topic in our society‚ and is constantly undergoing debate. Some people say that wearing school uniform would save parents’ money‚ as there would not be competition between students for the trendiest clothes (which also raises social problems). But on the other hand‚ children need their own clothes anyway; to wear on weekends and when they go out with their friends‚ and school uniform is often very expensive. The main social con that emerges from
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becoming obligatory for student use and more popular for general use. The conflict lies in that a majority of college professors believe that allowing students to use laptop computers to perform academic assignments in the classroom environment negatively affects their in-class performance more so than it benefits. These individuals will say that laptops distract a bulk number of students and will draw their attention away from the instructors. Others will say that allowing students to use laptops in
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name teacher English Feb 9 2014 Death penalty should be permitted. If a person is truly guilty of a crime worth the death penalty with solid proof then‚ should the punishment be executed right away with no appeals allowed. It is true that death penalty has some terrible risk like false accusations‚ where an innocent life is lost‚ however it should still be permitted because the guilty deserve a severe punishment. It saves us money‚ and makes society a safer place to live which gives peace
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In today’s time‚ open carry is discussed by both politicians and the common man‚ but should it be allowed? Would open carry add to the danger that is already present in society today‚ or would it help in reducing crime and many other dangers that exist today? While both sides of this argument can be valid‚ open carry should be considered because of the following: it helps to reduce crime‚ it will help common people from getting in trouble because of what they are carrying‚ and it helps protect police
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